City Council
Mayor Diana Gardner Rich
Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman
Councilmember Neysa Hinton
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Councilmember Jill McLewis
City Manager
Don Schwartz
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Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Mary Gourley
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Meeting of Tuesday – February 5, 2024
Special Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm
MINUTES FOR Special City Council Meeting of February 5, 2024 As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of February 20, 2024 Please note that minutes of meetings are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to be the City’s record of a summary of actions that took place at the meeting. The vote/action is the required information of the meeting actions that took place. Approved minutes are available on the City Council Meetings page.
Meeting was held in Person. In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
The public is advised that pursuant to Government Code section 54957.5 all writings submitted to the City and City Council are public records and will be made available for review.
Special Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm
6:00 pm City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session – Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA
Call to Order: Mayor Rich called the Regular Meeting to Order at 6:02 p.m.
Roll Call:
Present: Mayor Diana Rich
Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman
Councilmember Neysa Hinton (arrived at 6:15 pm)
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Councilmember Jill McLewis
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager Don Schwartz
City Attorney Larry McLaughlin
Kerrie McNally, Adams, Silver, and McNally LLP, Outside Legal Counsel Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Mary Gourley
Deborah Muchmore, Muchmore Than Consulting, LLC, Human Resources Consultant REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED): To consider and take action on any request from a Council Member to participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 549539(f)). There was none. All Councilmembers were in person.
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is a Special Meeting, pursuant to provisions of Government Code §54957, this is the time provided for members of the public to address the City Council regarding matters of municipal concern for the item listed below (maximum of three minutes per speaker) prior to adjournment into Closed Session.
APPROVED 2 20 2024
There was no public comment.
City Council Adjourn Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s):
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
1. Public Employment (§ 54957):
Fire Chief
Adjournment of Closed Session: Mayor Rich adjourned the closed session meeting at 6:45 pm.
Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting: Mayor Rich reconvened the open session of the meeting at 6:46 pm.
Report out of Closed Session:
• City Manager Schwartz reported out that the Council voted 5-0 to approve the re-initiation of the recruitment for the Fire Chief pending Council approval at an open session of the revised job description.
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING:
The Special City Council Meeting Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular Meeting of February 6, 2023 at 5:30 pm Special Meeting (Interviews) and 6:30 pm for City Council Meeting.
Mayor Rich adjourned the City Council Meeting of February 5, 2024 at 6:50 pm to the next regular City Council Meeting of February 6, 2024.
Respectfully Submitted:
Mary Gourley
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk
APPROVED 2 20 2024